The Senate voted 54 to 45 in favor of Warsh, with Republicans holding a slim majority and ensuring U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Jerome Powell was confirmed.
His swearing-in to the four-year Fed chair term and a concurrent 14-year term as a Fed governor approved by the Senate on Tuesday awaits final White House signatures on paperwork sent by the Senate.
Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh responded to Senate Banking about swap lines by saying the Fed isn't fully independent in matters of international finance.